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Thymus Removal Through the Chest

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 60521

Removal of all or part of the thymus, a small gland that sits behind the breastbone, reached by splitting the breastbone or opening the chest. This is the version done without a wide clearance of the surrounding tissue in the space between the lungs. It is most often done for myasthenia gravis or for a growth in the gland.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thymus Removal Through the Chest cost?

$3,546

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,546 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,344 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,344$1,738 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$759 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,995Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,020
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $2,344

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,128.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,019.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 15.4 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 24th of 51

$3,546

$2,344 physician + $1,202 facility

ME $28,500MD $1,851

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.